espressione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.spresˈsjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: e‧spres‧sió‧ne

Noun

espressione f (plural espressioni)

1. (the act of expressing) expression
2. (mathematics, programming, genetics) expression
3. look, countenance, expression (on a face)
4. feeling, expression
5. phrase, idiom, expression

Synonyms

• polirematica
• frase
• locuzione

Related terms

• espressivo
• espresso
• esprimere
• sottoespressione

Anagrams

• riesponesse